It’s been more than a decade since Nepal transformed from a Hindu monarchy to a federal republic, but Dalits, who are at the bottom of its stratified caste system, remain the poorest of the poor. They ...

While the world is fighting COVID-19, the death of Nawaraj BK along with five other young men in Rukum, Nepal, garnered national attention and made headlines on every news portal. The men did not die ...

The Christian community in Nepal has not been spared the wrath of society's caste-based inequality, even though bottom-rung Dalits are increasingly turning to Christianity as a means to escape their ...

On 15 June, 24-year-old Rupa Sunar, a Dalit media person went to the house of Saraswti Pradhan in Kathmandu’s Babar Mahal with two friends. They discussed and agreed on the terms and conditions of a ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

(New York) – Two recent incidents in which six people were killed show the Nepali government has systematically failed to confront entrenched caste – or descent – based discrimination against Dalits, ...

I could still be that 5-year-old boy looking out the window that was made up of bamboo sticks. As I would stare out at the dark sky, I had dreams in my eyes, wanting to fly high. But as soon as I ...

Nawaraj, a 21-year-old from Jajarkot who loved playing sports and wanted to join the police force, was born into a Dalit family. He fell in love with Sushma Malla, an upper-caste, 17-year-old girl.

SAN FRANCISCO — Prem Pariyar believed he had left caste oppression behind when he moved from Nepal to the United States. Here, he would no longer be targeted as an “untouchable.” But as a restaurant ...